Google Maps In India Get Navigation & Live Traffic Updates, Indian Accent Included.

Google Maps service in India is now equipped with voice guided turn-by-turn navigation and traffic data (aka live traffic updates) feature. Google India's official blog made the #-Link-Snipped-# about the launch today. If you're roaming through the complicated roads in Pune or Bangalore; Google Maps will not only guide you find your destinations but also update you with the latest news about traffic in near vicinity. The feature is available across all the cities all over India and the smartest thing to do right now is to head over to Google Play store and get the latest version of <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nb29nbGUuYW5kcm9pZC5hcHBzLm1hcHMiXQ.." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Google Maps - Apps on Google Play</a>. Make sure that you're running Android 2.2 and above to use the Navigation & live Traffic Updates feature.

The voice navigation will announce the directions towards your destination in your familiar Indian accent. Be sure to choose Indian English locale in your maps settings. The Live traffic update is currently available in Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Pune and Hyderabad. More cities are likely to be covered in coming months. Here's an official video from Google to introduce the new navigation and traffic data features -

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